W3 8DY

South Acton · Ealing · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Ealing
Postcode district
W3
Postcode sector
W3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W3 8FT 56 m
W3 8FB 59 m
W3 8TE 65 m
W3 8FA 72 m
W3 8FU 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W3 8DY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
1 August 2001
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W3
Postcode sector
W3 8
Latitude
51.500910
Longitude
-0.272711
British National Grid easting
519,988
British National Grid northing
179,411

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Ealing · E09000009
Parish or community
E43000199
Westminster constituency
Ealing Central and Acton · E14001207
Output area
E00179160
Lower layer super output area
Ealing 033E · E01001358
Middle layer super output area
Ealing 033 · E02000270

Postcode source versions

Explore W3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
222
Primary
100
Secondary
30
  1. Acton Gardens Primary School

    Community school

    239 m
  2. South Acton Childrens Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    326 m
  3. Leap Service - the National Autistics Society

    Miscellaneous

    615 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,350
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,779
  • Anti social behaviour 1,109
  • Vehicle crime 970
  • Other theft 715
  • Shoplifting 677

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
W3 8 residents
12,225

Age bands in W3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

2,111 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,418 residents

Age 25 to 44
40.5%

5,064 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.1%

2,640 residents

Age 65 and over
10.1%

1,263 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

84

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHISWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    UNIT A, KELTON HOUSE, CORBET GARDENS, LONDON, W3 8TF

    ODS code E85130

    91 m

  • GP SURGERY @ ACTON GARDENS

    UNIT A, KELTON HOUSE, CORBET GARDENS, LONDON, W3 8TF

    ODS code E85075

    91 m

  • THE MILL HILL SURGERY

    111 AVENUE ROAD, ACTON, LONDON, W3 8QH

    ODS code E85107

    489 m

  • ACTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    253 ACTON LANE, LONDON, W4 5DG

    ODS code E85687

    512 m

  • THE ACTON HEALTH CENTRE

    35-61 CHURCH ROAD, ACTON, LONDON, W3 8QE

    ODS code E85109

    616 m

  • CROWN STREET SURGERY

    2 LOMBARD COURT, CROWN STREET, ACTON, LONDON, W3 8SA

    ODS code E85019

    725 m

  • HILLCREST SURGERY

    GROUND FLOOR, 23-31 KING STREET, LONDON, W3 9LA

    ODS code E85028

    811 m

  • THE BEDFORD PARK SURGERY

    55 SOUTH PARADE, CHISWICK, LONDON, W4 5LH

    ODS code E85066

    909 m

  • THE CHURCHFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    64 CHURCHFIELD ROAD, ACTON, LONDON, W3 6DL

    ODS code E85640

    972 m

  • CHISWICK HEALTH PRACTICE

    FISHERS LANE, LONDON, W4 1RX

    ODS code E85030

    1.2 km

  • WEST4 GPS

    CHISWICK HEALTH CENTRE, FISHERS LANE, LONDON, W4 1RX

    ODS code E85040

    1.2 km

  • HOLLY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A HOLLY ROAD, CHISWICK, LONDON, W4 1NU

    ODS code E85658

    1.2 km

  • GLEBE STREET SURGERY

    1 GLEBE STREET, CHISWICK, LONDON, W4 2BD

    ODS code E85683

    1.5 km

  • THE HORN LANE SURGERY

    156 HORN LANE, ACTON, LONDON, W3 6PH

    ODS code E85677

    1.6 km

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    97 THE VALE, ACTON, LONDON, W3 7RG

    ODS code E85635

    1.6 km

  • GROVE PARK TERRACE SURGERY

    25 GROVE PARK TERRACE, CHISWICK, LONDON, W4 3JL

    ODS code E85746

    1.8 km

  • ASHCHURCH SURGERY

    134 ASKEW ROAD, SHEPHERDS BUSH, LONDON, W12 9BP

    ODS code E85032

    2.1 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    INVER COURT, INVERMEAD CLOSE, HAMMERSMITH, LONDON, W6 0QG

    ODS code E85636

    2.1 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE, DR KUKAR

    13 OLLGAR CLOSE, LONDON, W12 0NF

    ODS code E85748

    2.1 km

  • THE FLORENCE ROAD SURGERY

    26 FLORENCE ROAD, EALING, LONDON, W5 3TX

    ODS code E85122

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 84 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Palmerston Road Stanley Road

    BCT · South Acton

    0.0 miles
  • Palmerston Road Stanley Road

    BCT · South Acton

    0.0 miles
  • South Acton Station

    RSE · South Acton

    0.1 miles
  • All Saints Road

    BCT · South Acton

    0.1 miles
  • South Acton Rail Station

    RLY · South Acton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ealing 033E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,788 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

222 open schools are in scope, including 100 primary and 30 secondary schools. Acton Gardens Primary School is the nearest published school at 239 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

7,350 published events cover 12 months, averaging 612.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,779 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.